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This Giving Tuesday season, Daniel E. Palmer, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at ��������, has pledged a matching gift for the Trumbull Campus Last Dollar Scholarship as a symbol of his appreciation for the people who work and study at �������� Trumbull.Giving Tuesday is ��������’s most generous annual tradition. Each year, the �������� community comes together to support the causes that mean the most to them. Starting Nov. 1 and continuing through Giving Tuesday (Dec. 3), this campaign offers nearly 60 fund options supporting causes ranging from workforce developme...

Talk by Ruth Cutcher on:Quakers and War Tax Resistance Tuesday November 19th, 2024. 4:00pm-5:15pm.Peace Studies seminar room: McGilvrey hall 112, first floorAs one of the historic peace churches, Quakers have a long history of opposing war taxes based on their understanding of biblical texts. In the last year, there has been a surge of interest in war tax resistance as we can see in the news each day our tax dollars being used to perpetuate global inequities and violence. In this presentation, Ruth Cutcher, of the Quaker Voluntary Service, will outline the history of Quaker war tax resist...

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” - Pablo Picasso This is a favorite quote of Melissa Maki, ’03, vice president and marketing communications director at Middlefield Bank.“That gift can come in many forms: giving your time, talents or treasures to collectively aid in removing barriers, improving access and, overall, making things possible for students through education,” Maki said.Through her stewardship, Middlefield Bank has served as a matching donor for ��������’s Giving Tuesday campaign for six consecutive ye...

University Libraries’ Performing Arts Library at �������� hosted its Open Mic Lunch on Nov. 1, where students and university community members came together to showcase their talents and connect through live music. Held once each semester, the event offered a welcoming space for students to perform and share their work. {"preview_thumbnail":"/s3/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/1029374016.jpg?itok=tsghMbjW","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/1029374016","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"settings_summary":...

��������’s School of Fashion is proud to announce that Zahra Najafi and Brye Wheeler were among 34 finalists selected by The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA).  Zahra Najafi, a senior B.F.A. fashion design student, has been awarded the CFDA x Crystal Bridges Heartland Scholar Award for $25,000. She is one of eleven fashion students receiving scholarships this year. Zahra’s work, titled “Flowers are Blooming in Antarctica,” aims to use basic shapes to make interesting garments and to create interactive and adjustable elements to the piece...